First Look
The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team enters postseason action Friday at the Southern Conference Championships. The Mocs go to Asheville, N.C., in search of an unprecedented 30th league title. Kimmel Arena on the campus of UNC Asheville hosts the 2-day event with preliminary rounds Friday and the championships settled on Saturday.
 
Nine of the 10 Mocs entered are making their first or second appearance. Senior Noah Castillo is the lone holdout making his fourth start in the event, but first at the 157 weight class. He went 8-0 in league matches this season. The quartet of 133 Blake Boarman (6-1), 141 Eli Knight (6-1), 174 Sergio Desiante (7-1) and Kamdyn Munro (7-1) all had a single blemish on their ledger.
 
Probable Lineup
125: Ty Tice (1st appearance)
133: #15 Blake Boarman (2nd)
141: Eli Knight (1st)
149: Dayne Dalrymple (1st)
157: Noah Castillo (4th)
165: Jackson Hurst (2nd)
174: #20 Sergio Desiante (2nd)
184: Kamdyn Munro (2nd)
197: Landon Lewis (1st) OR Logan Webster (1st)
285: Ethan Vergara (1st)
 
First Take
"I think this year more than any other, this conference is razor thin amongst the top group of teams. Everybody's kind of lost or beaten somebody that's the other person is lost to, and so it's anybody's game. Every single point and position is going to matter. It's going to take all 10 guys to bring home the trophy." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on the opportunity ahead in Asheville
 
Resources: Notes | Stats | SoCon Championships
 
How to Follow
Tickets: All-Session | Day 1 | Day 2
Video: ESPN+ | Day 1 | Day 2 Prelims | Day 2 Champ
Scoring: Track
Links to Stream & Scoring are also Found Here
Socials: Twitter/X: @utcwrestling | Instagram: @utcwrestling
 
Schedule
Friday
Noon: Pig Tail Rounds
12:30 p.m.: First Round
3 p.m.: Consolation 1st Round
3:30 p.m.: Consolation Quarters
5 p.m.: Semifinals
7:30 p.m.: Consolation Semifinals
 
Saturday
Noon: Consolation Finals
2:30 p.m.: Championship Matches
4:30 p.m.: True 2nd Place Matches (If necessary at 133, 141 & 197)
5 p.m.: Awards
 
What to Know
Where to Go
The tournament is at Kimmel Arena on the campus of UNC Asheville. You can read about schedules and structure here.
 
NCAA Rankings
RPI: Blake Boarman (15-133) & Sergio Desiante (20-174)
Coaches: Boarman (20-133) & Desiante (23-174)
 
Who has won the most SoCon Tournament Titles
The event goes back to 1930, and Chattanooga joined 48 years later in 1978. Yet, the Mocs are the winningest program in league history with 29. Second and third? App State (10) and VMI (9).
 
Who has the most individual winners?
You've probably guessed it, but yeah. That's be the Mocs again with 161. The Mountaineers (124) and Keydets (112) are second and third, respectively.
 
How do you advance to the NCAA Championships?
Each weight class winner earns an automatic bid into this year's field. Second place at 133, 141 and 197 are also allocated auto entry to Philadelphia. After that, it's at large selections. Second place is determined if the third-place finisher was defeated during the tournament by the runner-up in the finals. If not, there is a true second place match for that final bid between those two wrestlers.
 
History  
Team Titles: 29
Years: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
 
Individual Titles: 161
125: 23 | Last: Brayden Palmer, 2024
133: 20 | Last: Brayden Palmer, 2023
141: 16 | Last: Isaiah Powe, 2024
149: 10 | Last: Alex Hudson, 2013
157: 17 | Last: Kamaal Shakur, 2016
165: 14 | Last: Andrew Nicholson, 2021
174: 12 | Last: Rocky Jordan, 2023
184: 20 | Last: Bryce Carr, 2018
197: 22 | Last: Matthew Waddell, 2022
285: 7 | Last: Matt Koz, 2007
Class wins by position (i.e. 118 is counted at 126, 126 to 133, etc.)
 
Final Thought: "Again it's about every point, every half a point, it's going to matter. Hey, you lost on the front side? Now it's bigger than you. Now it's more for the team than yourself, because you're not going to make it to the National Tournament. Go get third, go get a pin on the back side, do something to put this group over the edge and walk away with a conference championship. It's easy to focus on who reaches the finals, but I truly believe these tournaments are won and lost on the back side of the draw." – Ruschell on featured bouts
 
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